Next on the list of cuts for the Labour Council looks likely to be Community Centres.
Management at the Burton Stone centre is being handed on to users
Green Dykes Lane road closure
Green Dykes Lane closed @ Hull Rd & Thief Lane junctions from 00:01hrs 24/8/13 – 24:00hrs 30/8/13 due to emergency water & electricity works
— York Travel (@york_travel) August 23, 2013
York Council fraud success
The Council is reporting some success in recovering benefit payments which have been fraudulently claimed.
2010/11 = £389,578
2011/12 = £559,763
2012/13 = £290,895
Acomb Library book sale announced
We're having a book sale on Saturday 19th October. Fiction & non-fiction titles. A home full of books is a happy one! pic.twitter.com/0NsKxjpRpp
— Acomb Explore (@acombexplore) August 22, 2013
Now it begins – Westview Close decision set to erode York Green Belt
The first successful appeal against a refusal of planning permission in the York Green Belt will see 8 additional homes built in Westview Close in Acomb.
The application, from Hogg builders, was originally rejected by the York Council.
Subsequently the Council published its – now infamous – draft Local Plan in April which sought to build on land previously recognised as being part of the Green Belt.
Now an Inspector has used that as an excuse to allow the Westview Close development to go ahead.
Click here to see the full decision.
Labour also want to build on the adjacent land – the former Civil Service sports Ground.
The ruling bodes ill for the future of the City.
“No confidence in Council Leadership” petition launched
Workers have tabled a petition which says that they have no confidence in the Council Leadership.
The petition springs from the controversial decision to pay “salary supplements” to some senior managers.
The petition can be accessed here http://democracy.york.gov.uk/mgEPetitionDisplay.aspx?id=229</
York GCSE results
Pupils, parents and teachers are celebrating today!
Whilst it is being reported nationally that results are down on last year, York pupils have bucked this trend with schools showing a 4 per cent improvement on last year’s results.
Provisional results show that 67 per cent of young people achieved five or more A*-C grades including English and Maths GCSE, compared to 63 per cent last year.
This result is the highest ever for the city. Fulford school, Huntington school, Archbishop Holgate’s school and All Saints school all achieved over 70 per cent.
Made in Yorkshire market on Parliament Street
The Made in #Yorkshire fayre is in Parliament Street until Sunday and is open from 10am-5pm each day. For more info http://t.co/A4129m7BJV
— City of York Council (@CityofYork) August 22, 2013
York Police and crime update
Fight against York burglaries continues
York police are continuing their campaign against house burglaries in the city with another arrest, and the hunt for a suspect.
A 45-year-old man from York, was arrested just after 3.30am on Wednesday 21 August 2013, on Newton Terrace on suspicion of a burgling a house in the street.
Click here for more information
Fixed penalty fine levels increased
North Yorkshire Police is reminding drivers of the increase in fines for motoring offences announced last week as they continue to support a European-wide crackdown aimed at improving road safety.
• a non-endorsable offence (where the driver does not receive points on their licence) £30 fixed penalty notice has risen to £50
• an endorsable (where points are given) £60 and non-endorsable fixed penalty notice has risen to £100
• an endorsable £120 fixed penalty notice has risen to £200
• the fixed penalty notice for driving with no insurance has risen from £200 to £300
Acomb Green Summer Fair on Saturday
Summer Fair on The Green in Acomb
DATE: Sat 24 Aug
TIME: 1pm to 4pm
VENUE: Acomb Green
COST: Free entry
Join us at City of York Council’s final summer fair for a traditional afternoon out.